Building construction



Feb. 6, 1945. A. G. NORDEN 2,368,770

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed July.,15, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J4 I x I 7 i INVENTOR. r 4001 w v 'A ZM QJEDM Feb. 6, 1945. NORDEN 2,368,770

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UNITED STATES PAT nmnmqconsrnuonon v Application-M13715, 1942-, serial targets 6 Claims.

My invention relates primarily to buildings.

to be temporarily constructed in the field for the use as hospital and operating rooms.

It is well known that there are two highly important features necessary in such construction as an abundance of fresh ainand'to effiect means of exclusion of insects which are attractedparticularly to patients who have been'wounded 'or who are being operated on for wo'unds. At the present time this is usually accompli she'd -by raising the sidesiof the tent andqth'en droppin'gmosquito netting or similar material from the sides and close the openings thus formed; When rain I comes, particularly the :torrential rains which occur so frequently in tropical countries, it becomes necessary tov drop the sides of the tent and this necessitatesgoing out into (the rain and performing thenecessary operations torelease the elevated side walls and drop them down.

My invention has for its principal object to provide a construction'consistingof a plurality of sections which can be quickly and easily erected and with equal facility taken down; each section being; provided with means to, quickly and easilyscreen the openingin; the section or close it with glass or: any (other; desirabl transparent or translucent substance.- J

A further object of my invention is to provide a construction which will obviate the necessity of having the walls meet right angles so that it becomes possible to construct an octagonal xor hexagonal structure as desired;

Afurther object of my invention is to provide a structure which can be carried fromone fielrl to another and yet'be able to quickly exclude in sects in fair weather and water in foul weather.

A further object of my invention is to provide a construction which will not only eifectively prevent the ingress of water, but will drain all water away from the structure by means of raintable which is also demountable.

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br m-retr al? 55' proved sections the top an away;

Figr3 is enlargedcross s'ection on line 34:

i 2; w t 4 -is a schematic fv'iewfshowi-ng meross: section an assembly of my portable units;

- Fig. 5 is a-incldificagtionfragmentary detail .of Fi 4; Y Fig; 6 is a fragmentary; detail view of 'of fattachin'g my portable-unit; v 1

Fig l isa cross-section en the li'nelof of rain table and outerp'anel.

Similar reference numerals'refer to similar parts throughout the entire specification.

As shown in the" drawings rn'y invention com- Eprises a plurality of sections each of which consists of a frame having top I, bottom 2, and sides 3- and 4.- Each of these sections are duplicates sothat it will only be necessary todescrihe a single one also aseach'side frame is a duplic'a'te of the opposite one it will be unnecessary to describe both sides-. p l 1. In said name I mount iach'arinel member 5, the arms s any of which are bent'out-war'dly and then-laterally terminating, when viewed in cross sectionginj i'nver'ted U shaped portions 8 and 9.

It may be round desirable tOfOlm alongitudinal corrugation I'll-in the bottom oflthe channel 5, as this permits the use of a lighter gauge metal and-lends 'a dd'itional stiffness to the channel? With-in thecha'nnel 51 mounts sash support;

the arms]: and I3 iii-which are lc'ient outwardly forming, in cr osssectioh; U- shaped portions l' l and f5.- i 1 Slidably mounted betWeen th'earrns-H and 13 of the sash'su pportis my windowssashwhich consists'or tqfl 15', bottom l1, and Side channels 18 and 19; one si'de' o'f the Window sash .is 'cor'- rugated a's plainly seen in" Figpfl, therdther slde 1s"p1'a1n, tue plain side being extended laterally forming a-ushape, when viewedqini cross section the U shaped porti n Zllfvvhichisfitted to and Slida'hl HD0131 the U shap'd portion of the-sash support. The corriig'ait'eirl vsides 'slidably engage the free end Of the U Shfi'pfi portion 1'4 Of the sashsu portl l The top I6 is extendedupwar'dly'and term"- mates-in a'lock shaped portion fi'l which isadapted to be fixedly attach'dlto an edging: 2: suite ably secured to me low sag-coi 9; screens:

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I formed in the studor post 46. I

terial which will exclude insects but freely admit air. b

Preferably this screen is mounted upon a spring roller 24 enclosed in a housing 25 which is mounted in, a suitable recess cut or formed in the top I of the frame. The bottom 26 of thehousing 25 has a downwardly depending portion 21 which is adapted to engage the lip 28 on the edging 22 secured to the screen 23. This forms an efiective stop when the' windowis elevated and the screen rolled up on'the roller 24. The rear wall of the housing 25 has an outwardly depending portion 29 which also acts as a stop for the window sash. V I V b In the sash ,I mount a sheet of glass 30, which I cloth which is translucent.

At the bottom of the frame I mount an'outer panel 3|, upon which I mount my improved rain table which consists of an upper portion- 32 which is inclined outwardly soas to drain the rain away from the panel 3| and theglass 30.

which is fitted a mating portion 35 of a metal edging which is mounted. on the bottom of the panel 31. It will be clear'thatthe particular curvature of this upwardly extending portion 35 as shown is not essential as it may be varied to A suitable outlet 36 for the suit conditions.

' form to the rain table 32, and at the bottom to fit ,15' is preferably of the so called-shatterproofglass, although obviously it can be transparent or translucent plastic, or it may even be of water proof constructed in Fig. '7.

the angle ofthe walls, the posts or studs 46 may be provided with a plurality of grooves 53, as

clearly seen in the cross-section in the post so In Fig. 8 I have showna modification formed of an outer portion, in this case the panel 54 is formed of metal which is bent at the top to conthe upwardly extending portion 34 of the drain 33 v removed, loaded or unloaded respectively without ingany way destroying its usefulness.

Having described my invention what I regard asnew andadesire' to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A wall structure for a, portable building con- 1 sistingof alplurality of frames with top, bottom,

egress of the water is provided, also a plurality of openings 31 are formed inthe upwardly exvided for the suitable installation or removal of a the sash and sashtsupport in the frame.

-As shown the outer surface of sides 3 and;4 is arcuate and hasa central longitudinal tongue ,45, which is fitted into a groove formed in a post orstud 45. Onthe opposite side of the, post 46 is asimil-ar groove, as clearly seen in Fig. 4, which is adapted to receive the tongue ofthe next adjoining section. These posts or studs 46 may 'be mounted intermediate adjoining sections or it may be found desirable to use a rectangular stud ll which'canbe provided with longitudinal grooves 48 to accommodate the tongues on abutting sections.- i

. It maybe found desirable in other cases to form the section as shown in Fig. Gin which the frames have an upwardly extendingtapering portion 49 at the top, and a downwardly, extending taperedportion 50, at the bottom. These extended portions are engaged by a ring 5| which when driven on to the tapered portion will serve to draw the tongues .45 tightly into the grooves If desirable the posts can be driven into the ground when my improvement is to be erected inthe capacity of a portable tent for field use and side members, each frame having a portion which is adapted to be closed by either screen,

glass; or both; a longitudinally extendingtongue on the side members,.a post intermediate adjoining frames which haslongitudinal grooves :which fit said tongues, projections on the side members of said frame coextensive with said tongues and substantially coplanar with said post, and single detachable securing-means common to the. projections on adjacentframes to hold the frames andpost together. v

2. A Wall structure for a portable building consistingof a plurality of frames with top, bottom, and side members, each framehaving a portion which is adapted to be closed by either'screen,

I frames to said post. H 7

. 3. A wall structurefor aportable building consisting of a plurality of frames with top, bottom, and side members, each frame having a portion which is adapted to be closed by either screen, glass, or both; a longitudinally extending tongue on-each side member and posts intermediate adjoining frames which have longitudinal grooves which fit said tongues, tapering portions on the able'over the tapered portions of the side membersof adjacent frames and the intermediate post for maintaining the tongues of said frames in interlocked, relation to the longitudinal grooves of said post. y I a 4. A wall structure for a, portable building consisting of a plurality of frames, with top, 7

bottom, and side members, each frame'having a portion which is adapted to be closed by screen, glass, and both; a longitudinal tongue onthe side members, whichfextends' beyond the top-and bottommembers of said frames, posts adapted to be driven into the ground locatedintermediate adjoining frames, said ,postshaving longitudinal grooves whichfit'said tongues, said grooves'being bottom members of each frame, posts adapted to be driven into the ground located intermediate adjoining frames, said posts having longitudinal grooves which fit said tongues, said grooves being so disposed as to selectively provide for varying angular dispositions, and single detachable securing means common to adjacent frames, at the top and bottom of said posts which engage'the extensions on the frames whereby the frames" and post are held together. a v i n l 6. A wall structure as defined in claim 1-in which the securing means consist of a ring,

adapted to be driven onto the ends of said post over extensions of said tongues to draw said 10 tongues and posts tightly together. i

AXEL G. NORDEN. 

